Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-11-01
PRINTERS. ETIQUETTE.


"".ss Of Deeorum Especially Compiled
Tor Fastidioas knights Of tho stick.
1t Is not now considered an fat to
put the left foot in the cap G box while
setting type. though some printers
sui persist in coming as nearit as log
sible.
No gentleman will be guilty of spit
ting ON the floor in his alley; he will
wait till he has occasion to 90 into
some ones else alley.
The application Of the right pedal
extremity to the coat-tail vicinity of
the saucy '.kid'' is rapidly losing its
popularity among the apprentices.
The best society does not now re.
quire that swallow-tsil be worn
while at work. The custom OF wear.
Ing cocktails. however. win probabl,
remain popular as ever.
1t Is still customary for the CONN
who "bucks the tiger' Saturday night
to turn up Monday morning dead
broke" only to repeat the operation
next pay day, while the ..tigern wakes
fat. "Once bit, twice sharp" seldom
applies in such cases.
Boys should remember that il !,
highly improper to get their fingers
between the bed and platen of a press
as the impression is being taken. They
will seldom do it without having cause
for regret.
Most treatises on decorum recon-
mend that pie be eaten with fork:
but the most popular way of disposing
OF printers 'pi' is the old one of Law.
Ing it carefully away in the '.hel- box'
while no one is looking; though some
authorities claim that better way is
to drop it into ditch on the way
home. On. B.-Neither plan is likely
to prove particularly healthy if the
"bos3" finds it out)
All authorities agree as to the gross
improperly of putting a knife into the
mouth, rule every lad will do well to
remember while he has an ink knife
full of ink in his hand.
Formal calls upon the comp in the
next alley for the purpose Of slyly appro-
priating his sorts, still hold their place
in popular favor. These affairs should
be managed with much delicacy and
skill, that unpleasantness may BIO
avoided. Every well-bred comp will,
by all means, avoid such unpleasant
ness. especially if the victim is the
larger man.
The wearing of large patches is still
In vogue among those who look upon
the beer when it bubbleth, when it
foameth itself Alright. The blcary eye,
unsteady hand, and a general highly in
artistic neghge of apparel, are also much
affected by this class.
1t is not now considered Just proper
to keep both hands in the pockets while
setting type; none of the rapid COM
positors do this very much while work
ing against time.
To obtain the entree to the best so
| ciety it is not absolutely necessary that
man be familiar with crushing the
| growler," though many men know that
| part of the business best.
No properly brought-up print will
carry tobacco in his pocket--not while
he can beg what he wants from some
| one else.
Dinner etiquette remains unchanged.
| 1t is still the custom to take down the
| lunch-basket and get outside of all the
cockroaches have left, without unncces-
sary delay. 1t is no longer the proper
thing, however, to stand in front of the
office and pick the teeth with an old lye
| brush.
The custom of carrying the stool
home to dinner, for fear of some Que
else getting it, is becoming obsolete.
1t is now more popular to take it away
from the audacious appropriation, if
he is small; and if he is big--why,
ahem! that's quite another matter, and
requires that man pare down his de-
sire to fit the circu instances. Herbert
| L. Baker, in Inland Printer.
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